House & Family History: Glen Nevis House is the ancestral home of the Camerons of Glen Nevis. During "The ‘45" (the rebellion of the Scots that started in 1745), the Camerons, led by Alexander Macsorlie-Cameron, sided with the rebellious Scots (called Jacobites) led by Bonnie Prince Charlie. In 1746 Glen Nevis House was the headquarters of Cameron of Locheil and Macdonell of Keppoch during the siege of Fort William. After the defeat of the Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden the House was looted and burned by the Duke of Cumberland's troops. The wife of Alexander Macsorlie-Cameron had already hidden most of the family's valuables; she and her children escaped to Somerled's Cave, where they remained for days before being discovered by Cumberland's troops. When the soldiers found her, they cut open her plaid with a sword, scarring the infant that she held beneath the plaid. The troops left with only the plaid and a silver brooch.

House Listed: Demolished

Park Listed: Destroyed

Past Seat / Home of: Alexander Mascorlie-Cameron (Cameron of Glen Nevis), 18th century.

Current Ownership Type: Demolished

Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished

House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No